
George Brontén
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3 weeks ago |
membrain.com | George Brontén |Dave Brock |David Brock
My friend and mentor, Lahat Tzvi, wrote one of the most fascinating posts on AI I’ve read. Be sure to read it! In it, he coined the phrase, “The Hidden Cost Of False Efficiency.” It’s such an important concept, and at the root of many of the challenges we face in growing our businesses. I’ve written too often and whined too much about our continued inability to focus on effectiveness, outcomes, and continual improvement. I don’t want to reiterate those issues here.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
membrain.com | George Brontén
Politics is big in the news this month as the US prepares to inaugurate a new president, and the world waits to see what happens next. But whatever happens, one thing is for sure: We aren’t going to solve all of the world’s problems. Not today, not this month, and probably not in the next ten years. Maybe never. How do I know? Because we never do.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
membrain.com | George Brontén
There are many kinds of capital in a business: Human capital, financial capital, and intellectual capital are well-known types. In the context of the sales team, human capital is the people who do the sales work, and financial capital is the budget available to pay them and help them do their jobs. Intellectual capital is the stored knowledge, experience, and information your sales department owns.
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Jan 1, 2025 |
membrain.com | George Brontén
In Japan, there is an ancient art called Kintsugi. In Kintsugi, broken vases are repaired using a mixture of lacquer and gold or silver powder. The resulting artwork highlights the seams of the repair, and is more beautiful for having once been broken. I think this is a powerful concept for life. Imagine viewing your mistakes and the ways that you’ve been broken in life as an important part of your history, something that makes you more beautiful than if you’d never been broken at all.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
membrain.com | George Brontén
It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of another year already. It’s been an eventful year for the world and our company. I’m proud of everything we accomplished and excited for the new year. Through it all, every week, we send this blog out to followers. That makes 52 posts every year. And out of those 52, a few always rise to the top as the most popular.
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